Episode #236: Transactional Health Goals

Summary 

What if the scale froze today and never moved again? Would you still want to eat, move, sleep, and take care of yourself the way you are right now? For overachievers, it’s easy to bring transactional energy into our health goals. We follow the plan, put in the effort, and expect the scale to pay us back. And when it doesn’t happen on our timeline, resentment, frustration, and “why bother?” can quickly creep in.

In this episode, I’m exploring what happens when we stop keeping score with our bodies and start paying attention to a different kind of return. The kind that may never show up on a scale, spreadsheet, or tracker, but can completely change the way you experience taking care of yourself.

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What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

• What transactional energy looks like in weight loss and why overachievers are especially susceptible to it
• How constantly keeping a mental tally around food, exercise, and results drains your bandwidth
• The unexpected moment with a very heavy suitcase that made me rethink what “progress” actually looks like
• Why some of the most valuable wins from taking care of yourself can’t be measured by a number
• Two questions to help you create a health plan you actually want to follow, even when the scale isn’t cooperating

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